Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mexico or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Mexico as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Rwanda?

5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Rwanda: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Mexico

1.0%

in 2022

Rwanda

1.1%

in 2020

Mexico rank

91st

Rwanda rank

90th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Mexico
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Rwanda ahead.

Mexico ranks 91st and Rwanda ranks 90th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.5%	11.0%	2.5%	Rwanda
2000s	4.9%	4.9%	0.0%	—
2010s	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	Rwanda
2020s	1.6%	1.1%	0.5%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mexico or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Mexico and Rwanda?: 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Rwanda?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Mexico ranks 91st and Rwanda ranks 90th of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.